WorksheetsMixed Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What percent of Earth is water?
a)
71%
b)
50%
c)
25%
d)
89%
2.
As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which state is this?
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Texas
c)
New Mexico
d)
Arizona
4.
What stage of the water cycle forms clouds?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Percolation
5.
What feature is B?
a)
Seamount
b)
Abyssal plain
c)
Continental shelf
d)
Volcanic Island
6.
What type of tide occurs during a full or new moon?
a)
Neap tide
b)
Spring tide
c)
Half tide
d)
High tide
7.
Would you find the Great Lakes in the Southwest region?
a)
Yes
b)
No
8.
What is the main cause of tides?
a)
The gravitational pull of land on Earth
b)
The magnetic pull from the poles
c)
The gravitational pull of the moon
d)
The density differences of water
9.
What do the arrows represent in the picture?
a)
waves
b)
currents
c)
tides
10.
The Gulf Stream is
a)
a stream behind the school
b)
a current in the Atlantic Ocean that flows on the eastern coast of North America
c)
a boat
d)
part of the ocean floor
11.
Which of the following is not a zone of the ocean?
a)
Twilight Zone
b)
Midnight Zone
c)
Floor Zone
d)
Sunlight Zone
12.
As you go deeper in the ocean, the _______ decreases.
a)
water
b)
salinity
c)
temperature
d)
water pressure
13.
What is the climate of the SW like?
a)
cool climate with snowy mountains
b)
warm, tropical rainforest
c)
hot, dry summers & cool, wet winters
d)
warm, dry deserts & lowlands
14.
The main difference between ocean water and lake water is that ocean water contains
a)
oxygen
b)
salt
c)
algae
d)
plants
15.
A land form that is a flat-topped hill with steep sides
a)
Refinery
b)
Mesa
c)
Mountain
d)
Adobe
16.
Which would you most likely see in the Southwest region?
a)
Cactus and Plateaus
b)
Palm trees
c)
Lighthouses
d)
Volcanos
17.
Plankton are microscopic single-celled oragnisms.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Where is the ocean deepest?
a)
ocean trench
b)
volcanic island
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
19.
A coral reef is
a)
a rock
b)
an ecosystem
c)
an underground cave
d)
a hydro-thermal vent
20.
Salinity means
a)
how many fish are in the water
b)
how much salt is in the water
21.
Which state is this?
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Texas
c)
New Mexico
d)
Arizona
22.
What feature is A?
a)
Continental shelf
b)
Continental slope
c)
Trench
d)
Mid-ocean ridge
23.
Which best describes the continental shelf?
a)
a flat underwater valley
b)
a region of mountains in the deep ocean
c)
a shallow area of sediment near the shore
d)
a region with high water pressure
24.
Most of the water in the oceans is dark and below 43 degrees Fahrenheit.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Which state is this?
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Texas
c)
New Mexico
d)
Arizona
26.
About how far do you have to go underwater to loose all sunlight?
a)
5,000 feet
b)
2,500 feet
c)
3,300 feet
d)
4,500 feet
27.
Which state is this?
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Texas
c)
New Mexico
d)
Arizona
28.
"Village" in Spanish, Native American groups that lived in stone or adobe houses
a)
Pueblo
b)
Refinery
c)
Mesa
d)
Adobe
29.
What feature is E?
a)
Volcanic island
b)
Seamount
c)
Mid-ocean ridge
d)
Abyssal plain
30.
What is the shallow sloping area of land under the ocean called?
a)
Continental Shelf
b)
Continental Slope
c)
Trench
d)
Ocean Basin
31.
What is the flat ocean floor known as?
a)
Deep Ocean Trench
b)
Continental Basin
c)
Abyssal Plain
d)
Continental Shelf
32.
What do we call the areas where water flows in specific directions in the ocean?
a)
Tides
b)
Currents
c)
Tsunamis
d)
Waves
33.
Which of these cultures has the most influence in the Southwest today?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
German
d)
Italian
34.
What feature is C?
a)
Abyssal plain
b)
Seamount
c)
Continental shelf
d)
Continental slope
35.
The Southwest is a region of varied climates because all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Much of the S.W. is desert, while some parts have arid climate but are not deserts.
b)
The climates in Texas vary greatly: Some parts of TX are hot and humid, and other parts are hot and dry.
c)
Oklahoma sometimes has a humid and windy climate, and it can experience thunderstorms, blizzards or tornadoes.
d)
There are arctic temperatures in most areas with a few arid environments.
36.
To make changes over time in order to survive in an environment
a)
Drought
b)
Adapt
c)
Canyon
d)
Adobe
37.
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides
a)
Canyon
b)
Desert
c)
Drought
d)
Adobe
38.
The action of water, wind, or ice in wearing away soil and rock
a)
Erosion
b)
Adapt
c)
Desert
d)
Butte
39.
A dry area that gets less than 10 inches of precipitation a year
a)
Drought
b)
Desert
c)
Canyon
d)
Adobe
40.
Sun-baked bricks used as a building material
a)
Adobe
b)
Adapt
c)
Petroleum
d)
Erosion
41.
Which state is NOT in the Southwest region?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Oklahoma
d)
New Mexico
42.
What major river is found in this region?
a)
Hudson
b)
Mississippi
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Missouri
43.
Which of these increases as a submarine dives deeper into the ocean?
a)
The number of plants in the water
b)
the freshness of the water
c)
the water temperature
d)
the water pressure
44.
What are the two most important natural resources of this region?
a)
Cotton and diamonds
b)
Corn and wheat
c)
Oil and minerals
d)
Nuts and dams
45.
What well known landmark is found in this region?
a)
Mount Rushmore
b)
Old Faithful
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Grand Canyon
46.
What was the name of the Native American tribe who lived in the SW?
a)
Hopi Indians
b)
Woodland Indians
c)
Plains Indians
d)
Arctic Indians
47.
The ocean floor
a)
is always a flat bed of sand
b)
has mountains, plains, and ridges like land surfaces
c)
is covered by the same amount of water everywhere
d)
covers less area than land
48.
More Native Americans live in the Southwest than in any other region.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
There are many cattle and sheep ranches in the Southwest region.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Would you find the Grand Canyon in the Southwest region?
a)
Yes
b)
No
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